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This air fryer shrimp recipe is made with just 4 ingredients! Honey, chipotle sauce, lemon, and shrimp is all you need. A quick and easy meal that cooks in under 10 minutes.
Serve these juicy shrimp as an appetizer or with creamy mashed potatoes for a complete dinner meal.
Easy Air Fryer Shrimp
- This air fryer honey chipotle shrimp is the easiest recipe you’ll make all week!
- Packed with flavor and spicy with a hint of sweetness.
- You can easily double or triple the recipe to feed a crowd.
- Want to make it low carb and keto-friendly? Omit the honey.
Ingredient Notes
Shrimp – I highly recommend using peeled and deveined thawed raw shrimp. Avoid cooked shrimp.
Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce – This can be found in the Hispanic section of your local supermarket.
Honey – If you don’t have honey on hand, feel free to use brown sugar instead.
Step-By-Step Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the honey, chipotle sauce, and lemon juice.
- Season the shrimp with salt and pepper and then pour the chipotle sauce over the shrimp.
- Spray your air fryer basket with cooking spray and place the shrimp in the air fryer basket. Lay the shrimp in a single layer and cook for 3 minutes at 400 degrees F.
- Once the 3 minutes are up, flip the shrimp and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
- Serve with lemon wedges and enjoy!
Top Tips
- Taste the honey-chipotle sauce before adding it to the shrimp. If it’s too spicy, add more honey. If it’s not spicy enough, add 1/2 chipotle pepper to the sauce mixture.
- Make sure to use raw shrimp.
- Pat dry the shrimp with a paper towel and remove any excess moisture before seasoning.
- Don’t have chipotle sauce on hand? Use sriracha instead.
Can I Use Frozen Shrimp?
I highly recommend using fresh or fully thawed shrimp.
How Do You Know When The Shrimp Are Cooked?
Shrimp cook extremely quickly but once it turns pink it’s fully cooked through.
Do I Have To Remove The Shrimp Tails?
That’s completely optional, feel free to remove the tails or leave them on.
Storage
Place any leftovers in an air-tight container and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
More Recipes You’ll Enjoy
- Air Fryer Scallops
- Air Fryer Pork Chops
- Honey Sriracha Air Fryer Salmon
- Air Fryer Honey Chilean Sea Bass
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Air Fryer Honey Chipotle Shrimp
Equipment
- air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 lb shrimp, raw, peeled and deveined
- 1/4 cup chipotle sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/2 lemon
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the honey, chipotle sauce, and lemon juice.
- Season the shrimp with salt and pepper and then pour the chipotle sauce over the shrimp.
- Spray your air fryer basket with cooking spray and place the shrimp in the air fryer basket at 400 degrees F. Lay the shrimp in a single layer and cook for 3 minutes.
- Once the 3 minutes are up, flip the shrimp and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
- Serve with lemon wedges and enjoy!
Notes
- Taste the honey-chipotle sauce before adding it to the shrimp. If it’s too spicy, add more honey. If it’s not spicy enough, add 1/2 chipotle pepper to the sauce mixture.
- Make sure to use raw shrimp.
- Pat dry the shrimp with a paper towel and remove any excess moisture before seasoning.
- Don’t have chipotle sauce on hand? Use sriracha instead.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
